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external hdd
Name: billy Date: November 6, 2006 at 05:45:47 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: ATHLON 2.8 1 GIG DDR
Comment:
does an external hdd for a laptop work in a desktop also .. ie im looking for an external hdd for my desktop maybe 60-80 gig and see the 3.5 form factor but i also see the laptop ones that are smaller and more mobile with the same gig ..
Name: XpUser Date: November 6, 2006 at 05:51:15 Pacific
Reply:
Any USB 2.0 enclosure will work with both desktop & laptop regardless of HD size.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 2
Name: blackbill Date: November 6, 2006 at 05:58:26 Pacific
Reply:
And most laptop HDDs rigged as externals don't need an outside power supply... they get their power from the usb.... nice advantage!
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Response Number 3
Name: Badboy Date: November 6, 2006 at 07:47:49 Pacific
Reply:
I use a 2.5" USB external HDD instead of a flash drive.
It is way faster than a flash drive and holds 120GB. And, as blackbill points out, it doesn't require its own power supply so I can just put it in my shirt pocket,
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